Chapter 52: Lantern Festival

Dinner is placed in the small flower hall of the small building in the middle of the lake, Yin Susu has already sent people to burn the hearth, the whole room is warm, the ground is covered with a thick blanket, there are several landscapes hanging on the wall, there is a large bouquet of plum blossoms in the vase on the corner of the wall, and the warm air makes the original thin plum blossom fragrance slightly richer. The entire flower hall is not much extravagant, and even Lin Yu accidentally saw less than half of the Zhang family's outer house, but it is elegant and generous.

At this time, the serious meal has not yet come up, but in addition to the cold dishes and cold dishes, there is already a small hot pot on the table. It seems that not only modern people love to eat hot pot in winter, but also ancient people. Several people sat down, Yin Susu clapped his hands, and a string of people quickly rushed in, all holding food boxes, the same on the table, the taste has not been tasted, but the utensils are really beautiful. As the saying goes, food is not as good as beautiful utensils, and this banquet is to carry this sentence to the end.

It is important to know that many things in ancient China only reached their peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as ceramics. The time when Lin Yu traveled was probably in the Tang Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty had been destroyed, but when the emperor was not surnamed Li Yuwen. At this time, China's ceramics were far from being at the peak. Even if some travelers may have changed the process, anyway, judging from what Lin Yu has seen and heard, it is far from being comparable to the beautiful ceramics of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

However, Lin Yu saw that the tableware this time was very exquisite, not only with colorful ceramics, but also with glass, glass, gold and silverware, and the height was staggered. Although the portions are small, the presentation is extremely exquisite, and the flowers are served with flowers. Lin Yu suddenly remembered the kaiseki cuisine of Little Japan, and then suddenly realized that Japan had accepted a lot of Tang Dynasty culture. It is estimated that the so-called exquisite plating was also learned from it.

"How?" Looking at the appreciation on Lin Yu's face, Yin Susu was still a little proud, and instructed Yahuan to give Qingqing and Lin Yu cloth vegetables, "Try these dishes." They are all chef Chen's specialties. ”

I have to say that after tasting it, Lin Yu was disappointed. It's not that it's not delicious, it's mainly that the presentation is too delicate and beautiful, which makes her look forward to the so-called imperial chef, but it's a pity that this person's craftsmanship is at the same level as Lin Yu's at best, and far worse than Lin Yu's father's level. However, many ancient practices have been lost in modern times, and generally speaking, this ancient court diet is still very fresh to Lin Yu.

What kind of person is Yin Susu, although Lin Yu and Qingqing are also full of praise. Looking at the corners of the eyes and eyebrows of the two, they knew that this meal was not really so amazing for the two of them. This made her a little strange, she had lived in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion for seven years, and she knew very well the level of food in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, that is, it was barely delicious. Could it be that the whole stove that Qingqing and Lin Yu are looking for is still a god chef?

After the meal, everyone went to the lake to have a round of fun. The weather is cold, the snow has not melted a few days ago, the starry sky is very beautiful, and the snow scene is very beautiful under the lanterns along the road, and there is a dreamlike illusion, which makes Lin Yu envy Yin Susu a lot.

Lin Yu and Qingqing have had a very pleasant past few days, and Yin Susu is an extremely wise and knowledgeable woman. She can not only cook, make fragrances, but also read and paint. Go skills are also extremely high. Lin Yu hasn't had much contact with this, not to mention it, Qingqing's Go level is already excellent, and she lost a mess after playing three games with Yin Susu, and she will never play chess with her again.

I almost didn't think it was the fifteenth day of the first month, Lin Yu was so happy these days that he almost didn't want to go back. However, the antique Lantern Festival is also very attractive. Because Lan Yuan was outside the city, a few people went out early after having lunch and resting for a while.

Although the national strength and skills do not have to be modern, but the enthusiasm of the ancient people to celebrate the festival is far better than a few people, the festival of lights lasts for five days, and there is no curfew these days, and the whole city is lit up from thirteen to seventeen. However, fifteen is still the most, and there are the most people, although it is not night at the moment, but the speed of the carriage has slowed down significantly after entering the city, because there are too many pedestrians, and there are many carriages.

The restaurant set by Yin Susu is in the most lively place, that is, not far from the big platform specially built by the government next to the front door, and the emperor does not spend the festival in the palace every Lantern Festival, but holds a sacrifice at the Chengyang Palace at the front door, and then feasts the ministers of the hundred officials, and makes the opera troupe juggle on the stage outside the Chengyang Palace, and sets off fireworks.

This restaurant is here, it is a three-story building, and it is higher than the ordinary three-story building, and the business looks very hot. The shopkeeper of the restaurant respectfully saluted Yin Susu, and then directly led Lin Yu and the others to the place with the best view on the third floor, and the high platform over there could be clearly seen from the window.

"This is also the property under your name, Sister Susu?" Lin Yu asked a little curiously, just now, someone was not even, Yin Susu could go directly to the third floor, and he could still occupy the best box. However, the other party was easily sent away by the shopkeeper, and he didn't cause anything.

Yin Susu took off the hat and gently moved his lower neck before he smiled, "It's not an industry under my name, it's from Wang Chen's family, but I have two percent of the molecules." Today, Wang Chen's family will definitely go to the banquet, and I can naturally use the best private room. ”

King Chen is also the brother of the current emperor, although he is not as favored as King Qi, and he has always been low-key and inconspicuous, but it is not something that ordinary people can underestimate. Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh that Yin Susu's business was really big, and he was related to various powerful people.

It's still relatively early at this time, and when it gets dark, there will be at least two hours, and the three of them discussed, Lin Yu felt that instead of sitting, it was better to walk outside. Yin Susu said that she still didn't go, her appearance was so beautiful that she couldn't walk at all, and the crowd of onlookers would definitely block the road. It's a bit strange to wear a hat, you must know that the road is now developed by the people, and most people will not wear a weft hat, let alone go shopping.

Business is doing well these days, and vendors are hurrying up to sell snacks and seasonal food. Moreover, there are few ruffians under the big festival, so Lin Yu looked along the road, but there were at least fifty or sixty small stalls on the edge of the entire square, and no one was allowed to enter the center of the square. It is relatively close to the palace room, and there has always been a Yulin guard to maintain order.

"What kind of food is this?" Lin Yu pointed to a kind of food and asked, This is a light red soup in a small bowl, and there are very attractive translucent balls in the soup, which looks very good.

"I'm the only one." The boss seemed to be very proud of his food, "This is begonia soaked rice wine with honey and sugar, and then there are glutinous rice balls inside." Girl, try it, it's not expensive, a small bowl of six yuan, and a big bowl of eight yuan. ”

"Then let's have two small bowls." It turned out to be a food similar to osmanthus glutinous rice balls, Lin Yu really missed it a little, and counted out sixteen cents to the boss, and the middle-aged uncle quickly carried two bowls and put them on the table next to him.

Lin Yu and Qingqing were about to drink, but someone behind them called Qingqing's name, Qingqing turned around, a little surprised, "Boss He?" You're also here to go shopping? ”

Lin Yu also looked back, and the person who came was He Zhixian, a big jeweler with blond hair and blue eyes, extremely delicate and beautiful facial features. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come (qidian.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )